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I used the HH straps that came with the hammock, wrapped them around the tree as normal, threaded the hammock cord thru the webbing as usual, then just "wove" the cord thru the cleat and WA-LA. Up and hangin'.

Your solution looks like a fine one for those who still use the stock HH spectra. How heavy is that cleat?

Personally, I don't have a problem keeping the webbing lined up through the rings, even though I do take 3 seconds to tie a simple overhand slipknot with the loose end (just for insurance). YMMV. I don't like having to keep up with tree hugger seperately either.

“I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt.” - Cormac McCarthy

That looks interesting but it looks like one end has to be tied to the clamp and the other end goes through the clamp. You'd have to untie it each time you wanted to run your rope through your tree huggers.

Or having to wrap it around the tree while holding the spectra on the end of the hammock and then having to thread the spectra through the tree hugger.

It's so much quicker to just toss the webbing with biner around the tree, clip biner back to webbing, pull tight through rings and add slippery half hitch to webbing at rings.

Not to mention the stretch factor with spectra. I enjoy not having to retighten after hanging for a while.

“I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt.” - Cormac McCarthy